If I don’t write something – be it plans, birthdays, appointments – down, I forget them. Even when I do write them down, I find that the date sneaks up on me really, really quickly and then I make the sudden realisation that we fly out in just over a day and we haven’t packed, planned, confirmed a cat-sitter, organised a solid plan to get the kidlets back to their mum, or told my family we’re going overseas. Ah, that old chestnut. (They all know now. I’m not that bad of a daughter/sister that I would wait until I’m overseas to tell them.) It was written down, for sure. But considering
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I have a shocking memory. I often have trouble remembering what I did on the weekend, so answering the ‘How was your weekend?’Continue Reading
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Melbourne, I’ve been lucky enough to be in you more than a few times by now. I find you delightful, easy to navigate and (dare I say it)Continue Reading
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Ahhhh South America. (Disclaimer: When I refer to South America, I refer to Peru & Bolivia. Unfortunately I’ve only explored this veryContinue Reading
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Travelling can become difficult when you have anxiety. Over packing. Under packing. Throwing caution to the wind (then chasing after the wind asContinue Reading
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I’m sure Auckland is really nice, but I’ve only ever seen the inside of the airport. What I brought: my luggage from South AmericaContinue Reading
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I do not have the strongest ankles in the world. What we took: skimpy swimmers, GoPro, cash What we didn’t need: GoPro (too many arseContinue Reading
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Sometimes (just sometimes) you need to throw your dignity to the wind and look like an idiot. Cue the trikes. What we took: wallet, SD cards forContinue Reading
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Mate, who am i?
(I ask myself the same thing)
Travelling can be really hard when you never feel like you're prepared. But, the more I do it the more I realise that being unprepared is the best way to travel. I’m Rowena. I live with depression and an anxiety disorder, which inspires a lot of my writing. My first reaction is to over-pack, over-worry, freak out, and give myself a headache. I’m consciously rebelling against that.
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